FAQs

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The Holiday Park Church of Christ in the United States and several churches in Manipur, India collaborated to begin the James Connection. However, we are receiving help from many different people and churches and we are asking for help from anyone who would like to help the orphaned children of India.

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A Board of Directors in the USA.  The by-laws authorizes seven directors, of which five presently serve.  The Executive Director is Jan C. Swensen.  In addition, there are five committee chairs directing the work.   The directors and committee chairs are all volunteers.

In India, R. Sanga, from Imphal, Manipur, India supervises the operations.  He is a preacher for several congregations, Executive Director for the Imphal School of Preaching, a banker and a community leader.  The trustees are also all volunteers.  Angels' Place, the orphanage owned and operated by the James Connection, has a paid staff of 18, two of whom are parttime.

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The children in India need help immediately and urgently. An emergency exists there. The people of India have no resources to help their orphaned children.  They need the basics; shelter, food, clothing, guidance, education and emotional support. Angels’ Place provides all of this plus the love of Christianity.

The American dollar is very strong in India.  For instance, we can feed, clothe, house and educate a child in India for a little more than two dollars a day.

The parable of The Good Samaritan teaches us that every one of these children is our neighbor even if he or she lives half way around the world.  The world shrinks more every day. Christianity is making its greatest strides in Asia and Africa. Non-Christians see charitable work such as Angels’ Place. Christians are setting examples for the rest of the world by their charitable works in places such as India.

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Yes!  The James Connection is a an IRS 501 (c)(3) charitable corporation and your donation is tax deductible to the extent of the law.  Please, consult your tax advisor regarding your individual situation.

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We now have over 150 children at Angels' Place and applications for admission on behalf of over 800 more children still waiting. We are in the process of trying to raise money to serve as many of these children as funds will allow.

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We now have over 150 children at Angels' Place and applications for admission on behalf of over 800 more children still waiting. We are in the process of trying to raise money to serve as many of these children as funds will allow.

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The people in the United States are all volunteers and have pledged to make sure that the money will all be spent for the children and for incidental expenses. In India, we have been blessed by a group of volunteers who have demonstrated their ability in the past. They have performed every project well and have completed it exactly on time.   Approximately 95% of the donations we receive go to India for care of the orphans.  Only 5% is spent on expenses, mostly postage and money transfer fees.

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They receive routine medical care including a physical examination upon admission and regular physical examinations and dental care on an annual basis.

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They receive routine medical care including a physical examination upon admission and regular physical examinations and dental care on an annual basis.

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The children are enrolled in a private school that is ¼ mile from the orphanage.  If the orphanage becomes so large that the local school is overtaxed, then we will consider operating a school within Angels' Place.